Chapter 009 Soil Break Policy

"You don't have to care too much about your brother being demoted this time." It was spoken by my second brother Liu Daolian.

This time, the second brother came to Jingkou with the servant of the ceremonial department and went home by the way. So the three brothers got together to drink and talk. Liu Daolian has been in Beijing for a long time, so he is also quite well-informed about Jiankang. Naturally, my younger brother Daogui and I also want to listen to the current situation between Sima Yuanxian and Huan Xuan against the enemy.

I said, "Although I was slandered this time, I didn't do everything well. At that time, it was also estimated that it would not be peaceful after that. But after all, it is important to defend the city, and there is no in-depth study. Although I am guilty now, I don't care or worry about it. I'm just worried about the arrears in the sentence.

After all, I made a guarantee at the beginning, although that money was a diff of the money for the rich. However, the money owed always has to be repaid. Let's not mention these. You are in Beijing. I don't know if there is any new news about the Western Expedition?

Liu Daolian said, "You also know that Huan Xuan's army has arrived. Although the son of Huiji was defending west of Jiankang, the vanguard governor was not in place. The son urged many times, and General Daojian did not seem to be in a hurry to start. Although the son can also order other generals to take General Daojian as the vanguard governor, can those people be of great use? Does the elder brother know what General Jian thinks?

"You're here just to deal with the ceremonial department?" The reason why I asked this question was that I was worried about whether Liu Daolian would come from the capital to Jingkou, where Liu Prison was stationed, with the secret mission granted by Sima Yuanxian.

Although such a task cannot be granted to Liu Daolian, who works in the Ministry of Ceremonies, the officialdom in the capital is complex. Who knows whether he will choose a person who has nothing to do with the Ministry of War to inquire about the news in order to avoid suspicion.

Liu Daolian replied, "Yes. I'm just a private conversation between brothers, not business.

"That's good." I said, "At present, the only thing the son can use is General Daojian. However, General Daojian has just finished conquering Sun En, and there are many soldiers who are sick. Naturally, he doesn't want to go on an early expedition. Moreover, what is more important is that General Daojian and Huan Xuan have no personal grudges. When the two powers compete, they naturally don't want to favor either side too much. Although he apparently agreed to go on an expedition, in fact, from the perspective of Jingkou, he did not take any action.

Liu Daolian thought and said, "In this way, the son sent out the imperial edict to ask for Huan Xuan and the letter of the Western Expedition early on. Isn't it difficult to ride a tiger?"

Liu Daogui, the younger brother who had never spoken, said at this time, "Isn't it difficult to ride a tiger? According to what kind of person General Jian is and how he thinks, it is impossible for the son of Huiji not to know. Why did you make an impulsive move before reaching an agreement with General Daojian?

I listened to the rules and asked, "What kind of person do you think General Daojian is?" What do you think?"

Taoist rules said: "General Daojian used to be a general of Wang Gong, but later his son Xu was rich in a high position, so General Daojian defected. In this previous life, his son ordered General Daojian to conquer Sun En. With the order of the son, General Daojian immediately left the army without delay for a moment. In the eyes of others, it is natural for General Daojian, as a subordinate of the world, to obey the military order. This time to fight against Huan Xuan, General Daojian naturally has to follow the military order of the world. However, after in-depth study, this situation is very different from Zhengsun En.

After hearing this, my impression of the youngest brother has changed a little: "Hmm. Go on."

"One, Sun En's rebellion has nothing to do with General Daojian. It is his duty to calm down the chaos; second, Sun En is a thief, and the conquest is the place of justice; Huan Xuan is a minister, the son of the world..." Taoist rules said in a low voice, "... Is there justice for the conquest? Third, General Daojian is no longer a partial general under Wang Gong's account, and how can he be influenced by both soft and hard? Fourth, he relied on his brother's assistance when asking for Sun En to avoid both defeats. Now, the brother treats Jingkou, and General Daojian has no left and right arms. Why bother to be in danger?

What the rules said is very reasonable.

In fact, the reason why Sun En got up has nothing to do with Liu Prison. And to clarify the reason between Sun En's rebellion and Liu prison, we have to mention the soil fault.

The most fundamental reason for Sun En's Rebellion is not that the people of the East are attached to Sun Tai and Sun En's heavenly masters, hoping to seek peace and prosperity under the protection of the heavenly master. Sun En's Rebellion originated from the "earth cut" policy implemented by the State of Jin.

After the founding of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Han people in the north went south and lived in Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Jiangzhou, Jingzhou and other places. The southern part is vast and sparsely populated, and the arrival of expatriates has enriched the population. Many people can not only engage in agriculture, but also guarantee the source of soldiers.

In order to make expatriates live in peace, the State of Jin has issued many decrees to protect these overseas Chinese in Beijing and subsidize them to obtain land and livelihood. Northern Chinese have brought wealth to Southerners and made the South more prosperous. These gradually made the southerners feel at ease.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, the southerners and northern Chinese took what they needed and were at peace with each other. However, over time, the conflict between southerners and northern Chinese became apparent. Northern Chinese believe that southerners occupy fields, making their livelihood hopeless; Southerners believe that the national policy favors northern Chinese.

In order to resolve this interest antagonism of the people and appease the overseas Chinese in the north to integrate them into the Jin Dynasty as soon as possible, the court issued a policy of "land break".

Although the content of the soil cut-off policy is complex, in short, the impact on society lies in two aspects:

The first is the abolition of overseas Chinese. All people, no matter where they come from, are incorporated into their official household registration based on their place of residence. Both overseas Chinese and southerners enjoy the same treatment.

The second is to abolish slavery as a guest. This is derived from the first article. Beiqiao can be free from household registration, such as tax exemption and military service. Ordinary Beijing overseas Chinese are still willing to naturalize because the benefits are far greater than the losses. However, tenants or domestic slaves prefer to hide their identities in exchange for benefits such as tax exemption and exemption from military service. And its owner does not want tenants and domestic slaves to be naturalized.

After the court found such a problem, it strictly ordered not to hide unnaturalized people. Once found out, in addition to the owner being punished, the tenants and slaves were also dismissed as civilians and incorporated into civilian citizenship. These demobilized people usually become the first choice for military service.

For the country, the soil break policy has many benefits, but it is very difficult to implement.

Decades ago, Sima Huanwen, the father of Huan Xuan, vigorously promoted the cutting of soil. At that time, the laws enacted were extremely strict, and the strength of the treasury was much stronger under the power. However, the strength of the royal family and the government has increased, and the dissatisfaction of the scholars and the people has increased. The final result is that the rich people are dissatisfied with the abolition of slaves and the people's dissatisfaction with the increased burden.